Podcasts by US LOT Sessions
The US LOT Sessions by Lotus Cars. A look behind the scenes at all things Lotus. Colin Chapman used to describe his staff as 'us lot'. Over time this has come to include just about everyone who has a relationship with us. Not just employees, but our customers, our dealers, our suppliers and our fans. This podcast is for you.
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Oliver Winterbottom - A tribute to the Lotus designer from 2020-11-13T00:00
We are back! For a new season of podcasts to get us through the UK lockdown 2.0 and today we celebrate the life of Oliver Winterbottom. Oliver was a brilliant designer at Lotus, he worked direct...
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Tiff Needell and 25 years of the Lotus Elise from 2020-09-16T16:00
Racing driver and automotive broadcasting legend, Tiff Needell joins Rob on todays podcast. Talking about his long histroy with Lotus, from being a huge fan of Jim Clark to winning his very own ...
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Colin Chapman's Turbo Esprit from 2020-08-11T12:00
A very special car, previously registered to Colin Chapman. This week we celebrate a very special Turbo Esprit, now owned by Lotus Cars. Mr Lotus himself, Scott Walker talks Rob through the car ...
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Phil McGovern: Caffeine & Machine from 2020-07-21T16:00
We're back! We have been busy with our Lotus Unlocked event at the famous Caffeine & Machine. Now Rob catches up with Caffeine & Machine legend and honcho Phil McGovern. What a weekend w...
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Olympic Bicycles and Automotive Aerodynamics - The world of Richard Hill from 2020-06-30T07:00
Richard Hill has worked at Lotus for nearly 34 years. In that time he has worked on various Esprits, the M100 Elan, the Elise and everything since. He also happened to design a world record brea...
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Developing the Lotus Elise - with Dave Minter from 2020-06-23T07:00
Dave Minter has driven an Elise more than anyone else. An integral part of the car's development story, Dave shares his memories of Stelvio in the 90's and all the other exciting adventures he a...
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Richard Rackham - Legendary Lotus chassis design engineer. from 2020-06-16T06:00
Richard Rackham has been at the forefront of Lotus chassis design for 30 years. Leading the team of engineerins who were responsible for the legendary Elise chassis. On today's podcast we talk a...
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Spencer Canon - Esprit Light Rider from 2020-06-09T06:00
If you watch Petrolicious videos on YouTube and are a Lotus fan, you have probably watched a video about an Esprit nicknamed the 'Light Rider'. Spencer Canon totally restored that car from the g...
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Elisa Artioli - The reason the Elise is called the Elise! from 2020-06-02T06:00
In 1995 at the Frankfurt auto show the world was introduced to Elisa Artioli, and the car that was named after her. That car was the Lotus Elise. In this week's podcast., Rob catches up with Eli...
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60 Year Anniversary of the first Lotus to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix - The Lotus Type 18 from 2020-05-26T06:00
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of a famous victory by Stirling Moss in a Lotus Type 18 in Monaco, Rob speaks to motorsport journalist Damien Smith. If you like F1, racing history, Lotus and S...
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Martin Donnelly - Formula 1 legend and survivor of THAT crash. from 2020-05-19T06:00
At the 1990 F1 Spanish Grand Prix, Martin Donnelly was involved in a life changing accident. Even Senna, at the top of his game was affected by what he saw. In this week's podcast, Martin recoun...
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Gordon Murray - The Job Interview That Never Happened from 2020-05-12T06:00
Gordon Murray is an F1 and automotive legend, he also travelled all the way from South Africa to Norfolk for an interview that didn't happen. In today's episode, Gordon talks of his experiences ...
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How to design a Hypercar - with Lotus Design from 2020-05-05T08:00
Russell Carr is Design Director at Lotus Cars and has been part of the design team at Hethel for nearly 30 years. Today we discuss a things Lotus Design with Russell and his two lead designers b...
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GF Williams - Top Automotive Photographer and Exige Owner from 2020-04-28T06:00
GF Williams is one of the wolrd's top automotvie photographers. He travels the world photographing hypercars from all over the planet. When he is at home, he daily drives a Lotus Exige. In this ...
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Automotive presenter and journalist Alex Goy from 2020-04-23T11:00
Alex is a British Automotive jounalist and presenter. He writes for some of the worlds largest publications and presents brilliant online content. In this episode Alex recalls the many Lotus he ...
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Ayrton Senna celebration with Team Lotus mechanic Chris Dinnage from 2020-04-21T08:00
It was 35 years ago today, on Sunday 21 April and the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix. Behind the wheel of a Lotus 97T was Ayrton Senna, just turned 25 years old. With the car at the absolute limit o...
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Goblin Works Garage - Helen Stanley & Ant Partridge from 2020-04-16T11:00
Straight out of the Goblin Works Garage and into lockdown. Helen Stanley and Ant Partridge catch up with Rob to explain just how they would customise a Lotus.
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Matt Farah from the Smoking Tire from 2020-04-14T12:00
Automotive journalist and podcaster Matt Farah from the Smoking Tire joins us to talk all things Lotus. Matt has driven more Lotus than any other US based journalist in the last 10 years. In tod...
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Magnus Walker - Legendary Car Collector and Lotus Owner from 2020-04-09T12:00
Magnus Walker tells us about his lesser-known Lotus ownership history and why he really likes driving the Evora GT on his favourite road in LA.
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Ant Anstead from Wheeler Dealers from 2020-04-07T06:00
Ant Anstead from Wheeler Dealers tells us about his record breaking Lotus Elite and the time an Elise saved his life.
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Lotus Cars Vehicle Dynamics Guru - Gavan Kershaw from 2020-03-29T09:00
In this US LOT Sessions Episode 1 our host Rob Borrett, talks to legendary Lotus handling guru Gavan Kershaw. Gavan explains vehicle dynamics during a 120mph hot lap of the famous Lotus Test Tra...
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